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Hackers target French blood banks
Russia hits Ukraine’s grid with drones
NATO develops deep-strike plan against Russia
Marine dies in Okinawa training incident
Ford pledges not to sell driving data
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File Image: Bags of packed red blood cells are stored at a blood bank. (Credit: Peter Porrini / Shutterstock)
Hackers Target French Blood Banks in Growing Cyber Threat
Hackers changed the temperature settings at three blood storage facilities operated by France's national blood service on Monday, attempting to raise temperatures from minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit to as high as 230 degrees.
The French Blood Establishment said monitoring systems quickly detected the changes, allowing technicians to intervene before any blood products were compromised. The incident is the latest in a series of attacks targeting refrigeration systems across Europe. Read
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Russia launched 289 drones and 76 missiles at Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight Tuesday in its largest attack on the country's power grid this year, causing outages across multiple regions. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones struck a logistics complex in Russia's Adygea region, as well as a telecommunications company and data center in Russian-occupied Donetsk. Read
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NATO is developing a new defense strategy that would allow conventional precision strikes deep inside Russia to counter a potential invasion. The plan calls for blocking advancing Russian forces and targeting the bases, supply depots and industrial facilities sustaining them. Read
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A U.S. Marine died following a training incident at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, on Tuesday. The Marine’s identity has been withheld pending family notification. The circumstances surrounding the incident remain under investigation. Read
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Ford launched its “Privacy Promise,” pledging not to sell customers’ driving data to data brokers or insurance companies. The move follows General Motors’ $220 million settlement over allegations that it shared drivers’ driving and location data with third parties. Read
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A gunman killed one woman and injured four others in a shooting at a Citibank office complex near Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday. The suspect drove through a fence and crashed into an outdoor seating area before opening fire and entering the building. An armed Citibank security guard confronted and fatally shot the gunman. Read
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Naval Group unveiled the SCX-26, an 8,000-ton warship concept designed to deploy aerial, surface and underwater drones. The proposed 170-meter vessel would carry 150 crew members, reach 30 knots and feature more than 100 vertical launch silos and an electromagnetic gun. The concept was presented at the Euronaval defense show in Paris. Read
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